GC: n S: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/drr/ (last access: 3 September 2014); http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2008:0127:FIN:EN:PDF (last access:3 September 2014) N: The European Union (EU) supports the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) among the political objectives of developing countries. These countries are particularly vulnerable on account of their geographical and economic situation and their level

GC: npl S: IRS – https://bit.ly/2Sa6dxo (last access: 18 September 2017); Rotary – https://bit.ly/2NF7Eg6 (last access: 18 September 2017); HuffPost – https://bit.ly/2S6jUxp (last access: 18 September 2017). N: 1. – disaster (n): 1590s, from Middle French désastre (1560s), from Italian disastro “ill-starred,” from dis-, here merely pejorative + astro “star,

GC: npl S: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001437.html (last access: 12 April 2013); http://www.wvi.org/disaster-management/what-humanitarian-disaster (last access: 3 September 2014); http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/humanitarian/ (last access: 3 September 2014). N: disaster (n): something (such as a flood, tornado, fire, plane crash, etc.) that happens suddenly and causes much suffering or loss to many people. something that has a

GC: n S: CL – https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD000313.pub4/full (last access: 20 April 2021); WOL – https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb01750.x (last access: 20 April 2021). N: 1. Late 14c., “relief from misfortune”. Meaning “release from work or duty” is from early 15c. Meaning “act of sending out or pouring forth” is from c. 1600; sense of

GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11761578 (last access: 23 May 2015) N: 1. From discredit (v.): 1550s, from dis- “opposite of” + credit (v.). Related: Discredited; discrediting; discreditable; discreditably. First Known Use of discredit: 1559. 2. to refuse to accept as true or accurate: disbelieve “discredit a rumor”; to cause disbelief in

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/zoonoses/diseases/en/ (last access: 29 October 2016); Mednet – http://www.medicinenet.com/diseases_and_conditions/alpha_a.htm (last access: 19 January 2016). N: 1. early 14c., “discomfort, inconvenience,” from Old French desaise “lack, want; discomfort, distress; trouble, misfortune; disease, sickness,” from des- “without, away” (see dis-) + aise “ease” (see ease). Sense of

GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/Disinfection_Nov_2008.pdf. pg.8 (last access: 26 November 2013); WHO – https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/cleaning-and-disinfection-of-environmental-surfaces-inthe-context-of-covid-19 (last access: 30 October 2020). N: 1. First known use of disinfection: 1722. 2. Disinfection describes a process that eliminates many or all pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects. In health-care settings, objects

GC: n S: Mentalhelp – https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/medical-disorders/ (last access: 6 May 2016); AnosmFoud – http://www.anosmiafoundation.com/research.shtml (last access: 30 October 2016). N: 1. 1520s, from the verb disorder (late 15c., from dis- “not” + the verb order (v.). Replaced earlier disordeine (mid-14c.), from Old French desordainer, from Medieval Latin disordinare “throw into

GC: npl S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24768653 (last access: 28 July 2015); http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2003:277E:0031:0044:EN:PDF (last access: 22 April 2013). N: 1. dispensary (n): “place for weighing out medicines,” 1690s, from Medieval Latin dispensarius “one who dispenses,” from Latin dispensare “disburse, administer, distribute (by weight)” (see dispense). 2. Comparison of level of satisfaction of users

See displaced person

GC: n S: UNESCO – https://bit.ly/2Afhjqk (last access: 26 April 2017); NRC – https://bit.ly/2qK3vvG (last access: 9 January 2019). N: 1. – displaced (adj): Past participle from verb to displace: 1550s, from Middle French desplacer (15c.), from des– + placer “to place.” Related: Displaced; displacing. Displaced person “refugee” is from

GC: n S: Teruya, J. – https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.universidadeuropea.es/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-319-30726-8.pdf  (last access: 16 April 2021); NIH – https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/disseminated-intravascular-coagulation (last access: 2 August 2021). N: 1. – disseminated (v.): c. 1600, “to scatter or sow for propagation,” from Latin disseminatus, past participle of disseminare “to spread abroad, disseminate,” from dis- “in every direction”. –

See Sierterm: https://sierterm.es/content/distance-learning/?lang=en

GC: n S: WHO – https://goo.gl/LJVYVF (last access: 18 November 2016); MNT – https://goo.gl/WtMpaJ (last access: 18 November 2016). N: 1. From dizzy, Old English dysig “foolish, stupid,” from Proto-Germanic dusijaz (source also of Low German düsig “dizzy,” Dutch duizelen “to be dizzy,” Old High German dusig “foolish,” German Tor

GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/5/dutfield0506abstract/en/ (last access: 31 May 2016); https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/basics/dna (last access: 31 May 2016); https://www.genome.gov/25520880/deoxyribonucleic-acid-dna-fact-sheet/ (last access: 31 May 2016), N: 1. 1944, abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid (1931). 2. DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell

GC: n S: Biolref – http://www.biologyreference.com/Dn-Ep/DNA-Viruses.html (last access: 31 May 2016); NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21523/ (last access: 31 May 2016). N: 1. DNA (n): 1944, abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid (1931). virus (n): Late 14c., “venomous substance,” from Latin virus “poison, sap of plants, slimy liquid, a potent juice. Main modern meaning “agent

GC: n S: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150710-dog-days-summer-sirius-star-astronomy-weather-language/ (last access: 31 December 2015); http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-video/video-dog-days-of-summer/1076971271001 (last access: 31 December 2015). N: 1. 1530s, from Latin dies caniculares, from Greek; so called because they occur around the time of the heliacal rising of Sirius, the Dog Star (kyon seirios). Noted as the hottest and most unwholesome

See gender-based violence

GC: n S: UNHCR – https://bit.ly/2VI9nXg; https://bit.ly/2M6rC41 (last access: 3 November 2016); LawCorn – https://bit.ly/2RkV5xa (last access: 3 November 2016). N: 1. early 15c., from Old French donacion (13c.), from Latin donationem (nominative donatio) “a presenting, giving,” noun of action from past participle stem of donare “give as a gift,”

GC: n S: WebMD – https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-dopamine (last access: 20 October 2024); HHP – https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/dopamine-the-pathway-to-pleasure (last access: 20 October 2024). N: 1. compound organic chemical, 1959, from DOPA, the amino acid (from first letter of elements of dioxyphenylalanine), + amine. 2. Also known as: hydroxytyramine. dopamine, a nitrogen-containing organic compound formed

GC: n. S: Nasa – https://goo.gl/y38E53 (last access: 9 November 2016). Brighthub – https://goo.gl/uzjUWb (last access: 9 November 2016). PCR – https://goo.gl/wtUHXi (last access: 4 November 2016). N: 1. Doppler effect is an eponymous created form the Austrian mathematician and physicist Christian Doppler (1803 – 1853) 2. Because the speed

GC: n S: FetalMed – https://goo.gl/r2iri5 (last access: 4 December 2017); NYTIMES – https://goo.gl/84xDUF (last access: 4 December 2017); WebMD – https://goo.gl/JE9XCJ (last access: 4 December 2017). N: 1. – Doppler (pn): Eponym that makes reference to Christian Doppler (1803-1853), an Austrian scientist who, in 1842, explained the effect of

GC: n S: Dorsal – https://www.dorsalhealth.com/blog/what-is-dorsalgia-causes-treatment (last access: 3 October 2022); NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33346438/ (last access: 3 October 2022). N: 1. Latin dorsum, back, + Greek algos, pain. 2. Pain in the back. [Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc.] Pain in the upper back. [Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012] [Illustrated Stedman’s medical dictionary 1982] 3. Dorsalgia

GC: n S: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5914087 (last access: 30 June 2017); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2447738 (last access: 30 June 2017). N: 1. 1867; see dose + -age, perhaps on model of French dosage (1812). 2. Several meanings depending on field and context: The addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a